Flower Love & Spring Planting

Happy Monday, beautiful people! With most cool weather past and my brother’s wedding rehearsal dinner on the horizon {ack!}, I’m in full-fledged gardening and outdoor-sprucing-up mode. I bought some annuals {marigolds, salvia, verbena, dusty miller, polka-dot plant} for the front flower ring, a few hanging baskets of flowers and my mother-in-law and I went to a Master Gardening plant sale on Saturday!

I have plans for cleaning up and refreshing the somewhat neglected outdoor spaces that Memaw was so proud of. Memaw was the flower whisperer. I loved helping her plant, weed and water her flowers.

{my gardening sale stash!}

I’ve been on the hunt for hardy begonias or perennial begonias for a few weeks. I didn’t know what what the plants were called until this weekend when an extensive google image search turned up a photo I recognized! I looked at big box stores and I’ve called local plant nurseries with no luck.

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Aren’t they beautiful!?! Memaw grew hardy begonias in enormous amounts. They filled up her two front flower planters along with beautiful hydrangeas.  And they came back year after year.

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On Saturday night, I found a seller on Ebay hardy begoniaseeds. I almost squealed, but the boys were sleeping, so I didn’t. Ha! I am SO excited about planting the seeds when they arrive. 🙂

I love the peaceful, cool mornings. The birds chirping and the sunshine streaming through the dancing new leaves on the trees soothes my soul.  So this morning I’m planting like a crazy person.

Hopefully my black thumb is turning brownish-green. My dirt covered fingers are crossed. As long as I keep everything watered it should be good. 🙂

Do you enjoy gardening? What is your favorite plant to grow?

xoxo

Myra